That’s a lot of Burgundy before Paramount expects audiences to pay to see him when he tackles the box office on Dec. 18. That being said, “Anchorman 2” is tracking very strongly, and expected to be one of the biggest hits of the holiday season. But the question remains: Is there a such thing as too much Ron Burgundy?

Here’s five signs that suggest there is:

1. College professors are complaining about his presence on their campus.

Students loved the comedic character roaming the Ron Burgundy School of Communication on Wednesday, but a few professors wondered how the publicity stunt furthered the reputation of the journalism school or had any educational value for its students.

“We get calls from colleagues around the country asking if us if we lost our minds,” Emerson journalism professor Emmanuel Paraschos told the Boston Globe. “My college roommate called me and said, ‘What are you people smoking?'”

Fortunately for the fictional journalist, college professors probably aren’t in Paramount’s target market for the PG-13 sequel to 2004’s “Anchorman.”

2. Burgundy is building up hype for guest anchoring “SportsCenter” after already appearing on a Canadian sportscast — and a local North Dakota newscast.

Sure, ESPN is a larger market, especially for American audiences, but the internet has turned any notable moment on television into a national news story. Nobody knows this notion to be truer than former North Dakota anchor A.J. Clemente.

3. The media is beginning to predict nationwide Burgundy fatigue by Friday.

“Tomorrow at 6, Burgundy will host ESPN’s Sportscenter for an entire hour. By 7, we predict, the nation will be officially burned out on Burgundy,” The Wire wrote. “For a short spurt of silliness, his schtick is great. For an hour-long, live broadcast, though, we’re less convinced.”

Whether that prediction is accurate, however, is still in question.

It makes sense that members of the media would be the first to tire of Ferrell’s schtick since they’re constantly monitoring his exploits in case they can throw it up for clicks. But the casual moviegoer or “Anchorman” fan is just tuning in when he or she wants to. Chances are, the majority of them haven’t been keeping track of just how many publicity stunts Burgundy has participated in. Still…

4. Audiences are beginning to experience Burgundy fatigue before the release of the movie he’s promoting.

Maybe I’m in the minority here, but I’ve already seen enough Ron Burgundy this week. No need to pay for the movie.

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